JL Audio 12W6v1 vs. Alpine 12" Type R

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Here are the specs:

12W6v1



Type R



They are both going to be playing in a 1.8 cu ft vented enclosure tuned to 30 hz.

-The 12W6v1 will be getting 300 watts RMS

-The Type R will be getting 400 watts RMS

Im looking for the most efficient sub. Low bass with authority. Which sub would work best for me with my enclosure?

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JL recommends a 2.25 cu ft vented box for the W6

Alpine recommends a 1.7 cu ft vented box for the Type R

I dont know if I should trust WinISD numbers

 

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according to winISD the JL will get louder than the Alpine and sound better while doing so

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

w6 is always my choice for the most efficent w/ a small amount of watts going to to...

Plus I hear the type R will thrive for more power

 

[BringDaBoom 10+ year member]

JL recommends a 2.25 cu ft vented box for the W6
Alpine recommends a 1.7 cu ft vented box for the Type R

I dont know if I should trust WinISD numbers

Where did you get this? JL recommends a 1.5 cu ft. ported enclosure for the 12W6.

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/7876.pdf

Alpine R will sound very, very good and may give you more SPL than the W6. Don't know how much more, though. May be minimal, may be noticable.

W6 will sound better.

I have a 13W6 on a 500/1 and sounds phenominal and pounds pretty fierce.

Also why the difference in Power level. Feed them both 400W

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

Alpine R will sound very, very good and may give you more SPL than the W6.

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I do however agree that the W6 will sound better, and with only 300 watts I believe the W6 will actually get louder as it is a more efficient woofer.

 

[BringDaBoom 10+ year member]

Umm :confused:.

I believe it is. It's not on the level of the W6, but it's still a good sounding sub IMO.

For the record I also reccomend the W6. In well built ported enclosure, fed enough power it can get pretty loud, depending on what loud is to you.

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

And BringDaBoom, the reason he doesn't feed both 400 is because the R is dual 4 giving him a 2 ohm load and the W6 is a dual 6 giving him a 3 ohm load.. he can't control that, the w6v1's only came in d6, so he's stuck with it...

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

And BringDaBoom, the reason he doesn't feed both 400 is because the R is dual 4 giving him a 2 ohm load and the W6 is a dual 6 giving him a 3 ohm load.. he can't control that, the w6v1's only came in d6, so he's stuck with it...

I didnt even catch that it was a v1.....

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

I didnt even catch that it was a v1.....

Still a very legendary woofer... I owned 3 (still have one somewhere) and they sounded great off of ~200watts a piece

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

yea they do, I was just stationg that I didnt notice the model

 

[BringDaBoom 10+ year member]

I didnt even catch that it was a v1.....

x2, my bad. I thought he was refering to a v2, hence the confusion on the power. Sorry about that.

I agree with Kold Killa, it's still a bad a$$ sub. Kow some people still pounding them and they sound good as hell with plenty of boom.

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

yea they do, I was just stationg that I didnt notice the model

Yea, I hear ya... It was the first thing I relooked at when I saw a difference in power to each.

 

[Blinkdogo2 10+ year member]

ha jl w6 against alpine type R ! ! what an easy choice

jl sounds better and is i bet louder comparing 12 to 12

say u run a w6 and type R ported on a jl 500/1

the jl would smash the type R, be louder and sound way better,

the jl from experience has more excursion also